Tuesday for towns in the Loire Valley - Amboise and its bridge.

The town of Amboise has much to offer visitors to the Loire Valley and if you arrive via its bridge,Pont General Leclerc, over the river Loire it is not difficult to see its attraction. The long length of the bridge is supported half way across the river on the island of 'Ile d'Or.'

If you arrive on the town side of the bridge it is worth the stroll across the bridge to take in the view from the island.
It is not the original bridge as that was blown up by the locals in an effort to slow down the advance of the German army after the fall of Paris in 1940 as it was an important crossing over the Loire.

You can see some good aerial views of the bridge here: https://bit.ly/2V0TMUS

Leonardo's view of Chateau d'Amboise..

 This is the view from Leonardo da Vinci's flattering statue on Ile d'Or,in the middle of the Loire river, looking towards Chateau d'Amboise where he was courted by king Francois I. The statue was apparently a gift

to Paris from the Republic of San Marino to France in 1935.  In 1976 the city presented this and other sculptures (which have since been returned) to the town of Amboise. In 2011 a plaque was added to commemorate the event although it does not give credit to its creator, thought to be from 1920 by Amleto Cataldi (Naples, 1882 - Rome, 1930).

Here is the statue itself...

which offers a number of possibilities for the photographer's subject!